British Empire

Question 1

Urbanisation

Answer 1

• Large group of people migrating from rural areas into towns/cities to work in factories.
• Impacted the development of sport largely.
• large working class population created demand for entertainment.

Question 2

Transport

Answer 2

Allowed people to follow teams to large distances due to steam trains.

Question 3

Church

Answer 3

• played a major role in everybody’s lives in PIB especially normal people
• church halls provided facilities for sports
• encouraged civilised behaviour
• used sport to gain church members

Question 4

Codification

Answer 4

Development of strict rules

Question 5

Move to professionalism

Answer 5

Middle class helped the development of early commercial/professional sport, acting as agents, promoters, and setting up teams paying broken time payments.

Question 6

Codification

Answer 6

Development of strict rules

Question 7

Move to professionalism

Answer 7

Middle class helped the development of early commercial/professional sport, acting as agents, promoters, and setting up teams paying broken time payments.

Question 8

Characteristics of Rational Recreation

Answer 8

Respectability 
Rule-based
Gambling controlled
Skills/tactic based
Impact of religion
Nationally/regularly played